Brenda Frese Quotes (84 Quotes)

She's just going to bring so much leadership. She said 'yes' back when Maryland was not a popular choice. She took a huge leap of faith. For her to be able to believe in herself and believe in this program just shows you what an outstanding young lady she is to be able to have that kind of confidence.

Everyone's playing their best and playing with confidence. We're really looking forward to what's next. We're not satisfied where we're at. We hope to be playing in three games back-to-back-to-back.

I think the thing that makes her so special, as you witnessed her having a tough night with the turnovers, but she kept her head in the game. And how many freshmen do you know who would, or any player, let's not tab her as a freshman, make that many mistakes and still be able to keep their head in the game and stay poised and knock down some really key shots

All season long, this team has played with a chip on their shoulder, and I really felt like they had to fight for respect every step of the way. They made a lot of believers tonight. To be able to continue taking steps with this team -- I think people can see now what makes this group so special.

Just a heck of a game. I'm proud of the fact that we hung in there. We showed a lot of poise in the last five minutes (of regulation). It was a wild finish. We know how difficult it is to win here.

What a tough team and what a tough conference. I think the exciting thing is parity has arrived in women's basketball.

We need to continue to do what we've done. I think we've shown through the course of our regular season, in playing in the toughest conference in the country, just what we've had to get done. I think obviously for the ACC Tournament, we want to come in and keep playing our best basketball.

It's about time. We feel free.

It was a heck of a game on both ends. Not that they need to keep putting our coaches through this, but we really believe in ourselves. Obviously, both teams hate to lose, but we were able to stay focused and remain inspired.

It was important for us to get involved with such a worthy cause. This disease affects our mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters and friends. We need to continue to bring awareness and spread hope that this disease will be defeated. I'm proud of our p

We are extremely proud of Marissa. This is a well-deserved honor for her. To coach the Rookie of the Year in back-to-back seasons is a tremendous honor and says a lot about our program and where we're headed. These individual accomplishments cannot take place without the success and hard work of her teammates.

We received a tremendous response to the show last year and are excited for season two. Fans will enjoy watching the growth of our players, on and off the court, as we progress through the season.

These kids have shown time in and time out that they belong here. From the moment they stepped on campus they have shown they had a big picture, one goal. And they're one step from achieving that goal.

I think that's huge. There's a tremendous comfort level knowing you've played the team before.

I definitely think we're at full strength now. I definitely think we're playing our best basketball. (Winning at) North Carolina was probably the big turning point and validated that we were for real. There's definitely a confidence and a swagger to us now. We know how good a team we are.

Kristi was hitting. It was back and forth with her and Kim. I thought they both stepped up with a lot of confidence.

It's definitely a new environment. You've got to get used to the background and I think a lot of time there is an advantage with the team who played the night before. It's just great to be able to get that first game under our belt. It's nice to get those jitters out.

What makes this team so special is the fact that they don't take any of it for granted. They understand the big picture. There is no guarantee for us next year. They understand that.

I'm living out a dream. The thing that's so special is just looking into the eyes of each and every person, player, staff member, fan. Just how much joy is out there because they understand how much hard work went into this game.

I've been telling my husband I wanted to see 'Glory Road' for the last month, and I still can't get to a theater to see it.

This is the first time this season we executed the game plan perfectly all 40 minutes.

The thing I enjoy the most is taking in everybody else's emotions right now. It's pretty surreal. Looking into the eyes of every player, staff member, fan and how much joy is out there because they understand how much hard work was required.

As much as I've been able to watch, I can't find a weakness. She is just a tremendous player. She can jump out of the gym. She is extremely athletic. She puts her team on her back and does anything and everything.

They executed the game plan to perfection. They were hungry. They wanted to win. They defended and rebounded better. It's just amazing to see that we beat the defending national champions.

I didn't have to say a word. They just know that overtime is their time.

I just knew they were special players. They had all the heart and obviously all the physical abilities to be two dominant and prominent players.

There are about 10 or 12 teams that have a shot at the title. Ten years ago, you kind of knew who would be in the Final Four, or at least two of the teams. The past few years, you haven't been able to say that.

We saw them getting into the paint more. Our defense was really breaking down.

We're not waiting. I don't want to wait until next year because our chemistry is right this year. Everything is well in place this season. The sky's the limit for this team.

The fact we have a rotation to be able to go nine deep I think has helped us in advancing. We were in serious foul trouble Tuesday in the second half, and to be able to have the kind of depth that we have is what you need.

To finish the ACC 12-2 just says a lot about this team. To be able to go through the wars in the best conference in the country is tremendous. ... I think they've proven to a lot of people that they're a team to be reckoned with.

That play jump-started us. It got us our emotion and our energy. Our defensive intensity really picked up after that.

On any given night. Someone's gonna step up.

I thought we really played one of our highest levels of basketball. We need to find a way to keep the flow we had in the first.